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RESEARCH ARTICLE

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A Comparative Study B/W Black Cotton Soil and Alluvial Soil for
Economical Pavement Design by Lime & Fly-Ash Stabilization
Kunal Anand, Awanish Kumar Shukla, Sidharth Sharma
(PGP ACM, National Institute of Construction Management & Research (NICMAR), Pune)

ABSTRACT
As we know the road development is one of the major parts of growing infrastructure & Pune, which is
expanding at a very fast rate, the construction of roads is of major concern. Fly Ash is one of the abundant forms
of Solid Waste produced at thermal power plants. Its disposal is a big problem keeping both these concerns in
mind it was tried to come out with a project which will integrate Road development and Fly ash disposal. Thus,
in this project we intend to use Fly ash & Lime in roads which will help us in following manner:
High volumes of Fly ash will be used which will save the dumping sites to be used for better purposes.
The use of fly ash will reduce the consumption of high volumes of fertile soil that can be used for cultivation
purposes.
Due to binding properties of lime & Fly ash, the pavement designed will be of higher strength.
Overall thickness of the pavement can be reduced.
Two types of soils were used in this project, namely Alluvial Soil and Black Soil taken from nearby Pune.
Keywords Fly Ash, Lime, Pavements, Alluvial Soil, Black Cotton Soil, Solid waste

I.
1.
2.
3.
4.

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

To analyze the characteristics soils of Pune.

To analyze the characteristics of fly ash collected
from Nasik Thermal Power Station.
To study the effect of soil properties after mixing
flyash and lime with soil in different percentage.
To find the percentage saving in material in case
of stabilized soil as compare to that of the natural
soil.

II.

1.
2.
3.
4.
1.

INTRODUCTION

2.1 About Maharashtra (study Region):

Maharashtra is a state located in West India.
Maharashtra encompasses an area of 308,000 km
(119,000 mi), and is the third largest state in India.
The Western Ghats better known as Sahyadri, are a
hilly range running parallel to the coast, at an average
elevation of 1,200 metres (4,000 ft). To the west of
these hills lie the Konkan coastal plains, 50
80 kilometres in width. To the east of the Ghats lies the
flat Deccan Plateau.
There are many multi-state irrigation projects in
development, including Godavari
River
Basin
Irrigation Basin. The plateau is composed of
black basalt soil, rich in humus. This soil is well suited
for cultivating cotton, and hence is often called black
cotton soil.Western Maharashtra, which includes the
districts of Nashik, Ahmadnagar, Pune, Satara,
Solapur, Sangli and Kolhapur, is a prosperous belt
famous for its sugar factories. Farmers in the region
are economically well off due to fertile land and good
irrigation.

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2.2

2.

3.

4.

Soil Types in Maharashtra:

Black soil
Red Sandy Soil
Yellow and red soil
Coastal Alluvial soil
Black Cotton Soils :In this region soils have high shrinkage and
swelling characteristics. The shearing strength
of the soils is extremely low. The soils are
highly compressible and have very low
bearing capacity. It is extremely difficult to
work with such soils.
Red Sandy Soil :In this region of study red sandy soils are soft
and can be cut with a chisel when wet.
However these harden with time. The
plasticity of the red sandy soils decreases with
depth as they approach the parent rock. These
soils especially those which contain iron
oxide have relatively high specific gravity.
Yellow and Red Soils
They are less clayey and sandier and are poor
in important minerals like lime, phosphorous
and nitrogen. Red soil is acidic like that of the
Lateritic soil. This soil is mainly cultivated
during the monsoon rainy season.
Coastal Alluvial Deposits: The extent of coastal alluvial plains is
controlled in large part by sea level, and
alluvium deposited during previous times of
low sea level (for example, during glacial
epochs) may now lay tens or hundreds of
meters below sea level.
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III.
3.1

DESIGN APPROACH

Existing Design Approach

In the first edition of IRC:SP:20-2002, Rural
Roads Manual the traffic parameter for pavement
design is evaluated in terms of commercial vehicles
per day, grouping together the heavy commercial
vehicles like trucks, full-sized buses etc. with the much
lighter commercial vehicles like tractors/tractorstrailers, pick-up vans, mini buses, tempos etc. The
percentage of loaded, unloaded and overloaded
commercial vehicles have not been considered in the
traffic parameter1.
The sub-grade strength parameter is evaluated
in terms of 4-day soaked CBR values except in areas
with annual rainfall less than 500 mm and where the
water table is 'too deep'.
A set of pavement design curves A,B,C and D
for traffic categories 0-15, 15-45, 45-150 and 150-450
CVPD have been provided as also design catalogues
with minimum base course thickness of 150 mm for
curves A and B and minimum base course thickness of
225 mm for curves C and D . The sub-base course
thickness has been arrived at by subtracting the
minimum base course thickness from the total
pavement thickness requirement, obtained from the
pavement design curves.
3.2

Recommended Design Approach

For purpose of pavement' structural design in
this Design Manual, the low volume rural roads are
divided into the following categories.
a) Gravel/Aggregate-surfaced
roads
(Unpaved
Roads,)
b) Flexible Pavements (Paved Roads) and
c) Rigid Pavements.
The international experiences, for the past
several decades, with Gravel roads notably in the USA
show that the maximum traffic level up to 100,000
Equivalent Standard Axle Load (ESAL) applications
can be considered for Gravel Roads, while the practical
minimum level(during a single performance period) is
10,000. Below ESAL applications of 10,000 even
Earth roads are suitable.
Gravel is defined as a mix of stone, sand and
fine sized particles used as a sub bases, base or
surfacing on a road, the material specifications for use
in these layers being available in clauses 401 and 402
of the MORD Specification for Rural Roads. When the
required gradation of gravel is not available in a
natural form, the blending of naturally occurring
materials in the required proportions may be resorted
to.
For low volume rural roads, still carrying a
sizeable volume of truck and bus traffic, the maximum
number of ESAL applications considered for flexible
or rigid pavement is up to 1 million ESAL applications
(2). The practical minimum traffic level for a flexible
or rigid pavement is about 50,000 ESAL applications
during a single performance period.
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The pavements designs presented in the

Manual for both, gravel and flexible pavements (the
rigid pavements designs are dealt with separately) are
performance based drawing on the extensive
experience in the U.S.A. on low volume road design,
as brought out in the AASHTO Guide for Design of
pavements structures (2).
The thickness of gravel aggregate - surface
roads (unpaved roads) has been based on the following
criteria:(i) The serviceability loss over the design life is
limited to 2.0 taking the initial serviceability index
to be 4.0 just before opening the road to traffic,
and the terminal serviceability of 2.0 when
rehabilitation will be due with or without
provision of an overlay.
(ii) The allowable depth of rutting under 3 m straight
edge does not generally exceed 50 mm.
The design traffic parameter has been
expressed in terms of the cumulative 80 KN 18, 16
tones. ESAL applications during the design life.
Seasonal variations by way of enhanced traffic during
the harvesting season have also been considered3.
For the evaluation of sub grade strength for
new roads, selection of moisture content has been dealt
with scientifically instead of always insisting on 4 -day
soaked CBR values for the rehabilitation or up
gradation of existing rural roads, the use of Dynamic
Cone penetrometer (DCP) (mm/blow) has also been
recommended for in situ subgrade strength evaluation.
3.3
Salient Features of Recommended Design
Some of the more important features of the
recommended designs are as under.
Pavement designs for new roads as well as for the
up gradation / rehabilitation of existing roads have
been included.
The recommended designs aim is maximizing the
use of locally available materials.
A simple procedure has been detained for carrying
out traffic counts. Computing the ADT and the
number of ESAL applications during the design
life, selected as 10 years.
Categorizing the sub grade strength in 5 classes
and classifying the traffic into 7 ranges has
simplified the presentation of design catalogues
for both gravel roads and flexible pavements.
The importance of monitoring the long term
performance of rural roads constructed with the
recommended designs, by way of periodically
carrying out condition surveys cannot be
overemphasized.
IV.
1.

MIX DESIGN AND

PROPORTIONING

The mix with optimum proportion of

(lime+flyash) to soil and also ratio by weight of
lime to fly ash should first be decided in the
laboratory by trial and error. The same should be
adopted in the field.
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2.
3.

4.

4.

5.

6.

The proportions of lime; fly ash and soil in the

total mixture expressed in parts by dry weight.
Thus if the ratio : L : FA is 1 : 4 : the designation
by parts may be
i.
Lime
:
3 parts
ii.
Fly ash
:
12 parts
iii.
Soil
:
85 parts
iv.
Total (cm dry wt. basis) =100
Experience suggests that lime-fly ash ratios of 1:3
to 1:4 give optimum strength for various soil
types suitable for lime-fly ash soil stabilization.
Further increase in lime content does not indicate
a proportionate increase in strength. Lime plus fly
ash content ranging between 10 and 30 per cent
by weight of the total dry mixture has been found
to be suitable. Lime fly ash requirements, in fact,
depend upon the percentage of fines in the total
mix. Fine cohesive silts require a higher
percentage of (lime-f fly ash) compared to wellgraded soils. Strength development calls for sufficient matrix material (fines) to fill the voids in
coarse materials.
The exact proportions of the ingredients viz. lime,
fly ash and soil, to be adopted at a particular
location should be based on the laboratory mix
design depending upon the strength requirement.
The minimum unconfined compressive strength
and CBR values after 28 days curing and 4 days
soaking should be 7.5 kg/cm2 and 25 per cent
respectively. In terms of seven days curing and
four days soaking, the minimum unconfined
compressive strength and CBR values should be
3 kg/cm2 and 10 per cent respectively. The curing
maybe done at a temperature ranging from 30C
to 38C.
Trial mixes using (lime-fly ash) ratios of 1:2, 1:3,
1:4, are initially prepared. The following overall
proportions may accordingly be used for
preparing the mixtures for laboratory tests :
a. Ratio Overall proportions by parts
(L: FA: Soil)
b. 1:2
2.5 : 5 : 92.5
c. 1:3
2.5 :7.5 : 90
i.
4 : 12 : 84
ii.
5 : 15 : 80
d. 1:4
2 : 8 : 90
i.
3 : 12 : 85
ii.
4 : 16: 80
e. Additional trials may be made if
required. Amounts of lime quantity
smaller than two per cent are
generally not amenable to proper
mixing and hence not recommended.
7.5. Each of the mixes suggested above shall be
subjected to laboratory compaction tests in
accordance with the procedure laid down in IS:
2720 (Part VIII) using Heavy Compaction effort.
The values of the maximum Dry Density and
Optimum Moisture Content (OMC)13 shall be
scaled out from the plot in each case.

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7. Either the unconfined compression or the CBR test

may be employed for the determination of strength
of the compacted soil lime fly ash mix depending
on the design requirement15. In the case of the
former test, specimens of the mix compacted at
OMC anal with the same amount of compaction
effort shall be prepared, cured for 28 days at a
temperature ranging from 30C to 38CC and
maintaining constant moulding moisture, and
finally tested for unconfined compressive strength
as per IS: 2720 (Part X). The specimen size may be
50 mm dia x 100 mm height in the case of fine
grained and sandy materials or 100 mm diameter x
200 mm height for larger particle size mixtures
(prepared after rejecting the par tides larger than 20
mm in size). Alternatively, the CBR test shall be
carried out in the same way by curing samples for 7
days or 28 days, with 4 days soaking as the case
may be in accordance with the provisions of
IS:2720 (Part XVI-1965). The results of tests shall
then be plotted using the compressive strength or
CBR and the lime fly ash soil ratios as the two
axes. The ratio corresponding to the Minimum
Strength Requirement as specified will be adopted
and the one which suggests minimum quantity of
lime or the one which, according to detailed cost
analysis, works out to be the most economical shall
finally be selected. Specimen samples using the
same proportions, prepared in the same manner will
be tested for compressive strength or CBR for
verification and confirmation. The maximum dry
density (corresponding to heavy compaction effect)
at which the soil- lime-fly ash mixture is finally
prepared to be remoulded shall be called 'Control
Density'.

V.

CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS

5.1

Preparation of Sub grade

All irregularities beyond the permitted
tolerance should be rectified. The road bed shall be
prepared by removing all vegetation and other
extraneous matter, lightly sprinkled with water if
necessary and rolled with 8-10 tone smooth wheeled
rollers. Soft and yielding spots and ruts, if present,
should be corrected and rolled until firm.
5.2

Weather Limitations
Lime-fly ash-soil stabilization should not be
done when the air temperature in the shade is less than
10C.
5.3

Batching and Mixing

Volume batching may be permitted only
when it is unavoidable. The materials before being
mixed together shall be thoroughly pulverized.
Pulverization may be done either by making use of
mechanical plants or manually by means of rotary
tillers, disc harrows, crow bars, pick axes, bullock
drawn ploughs, etc.

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5.4

Tolerance
Limits of tolerance, for various materials in
percentage by weight are as follows:
Lime

0.3
Fly Ash

1.5
Soil/ Aggregate

2.0
5.5

Plant for Construction

Before deploying the plant, the soil after it is
made free of undesirable and deleterious matter shall
be spread uniformly on the prepared road bed in a
quantity sufficient to achieve the desired compacted
thickness of the stabilized layer. When single pass
equipment is to be employed, the soil shall be rolled
lightly. The plant used shall either be of single-pass or
multiple-pass type. With single-pass equipment the
forward speed of the machine shall be so selected in
relation to the rotor speed that the required degree of
mixing, pulverization and depth of processing is
obtained.
In multi-pass processing, the soil on the
prepared road bed shall be pulverized to the required
depth with successive passes of the plant and the
moisture content adjusted to be within prescribed
limits. The mixing plant shall be so set that it cuts
slightly into the edge of the adjoining lane processed
previously so as to ensure that all the material forming
a layer has been properly processed for the full width.
Construction with Manual Means
Where manual mixing is permitted, the soil
from borrow areas shall first be freed of all vegetation
and other deleterious matter and placed on the
prepared road bed. The soil shall then be pulverized by
means of crow-bars, pick axes or other approved
means. Water in requisite quantities may be sprinkled
on the soil for aiding pulverization. On the pulverized
soil, stabilizing materials) in requisite quantities shall
be spread uniformly and mixed dry thoroughly by
working with spades or other similar implements till
the whole mass is mixed uniform and homogenous.
For all the three methods the maximum
thickness of individual compacted layer shall not
exceed 100 mm. The materials and their proportion
shall be arranged, keeping this requirement in view. As
the minimum thickness of lime fly ash soil layer has
been prescribed as 150 mm, the same shall be laid in
two layers. Before laying the second layer the
compacted first layer shall be roughened to ensure
proper bond between the layers.

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carried out with 8 to 10 tonne smooth wheel rollers or

other approved plant, preceded by a few passes of
lighter rollers if necessary. Rolling shall commence at
edges and progress towards the centre, except at super
elevated portions where it shall commence at the inner
edge and progress towards outer. During rolling the
surface shall be frequently checked for grade and
camber and any irregularities corrected by loosening
the material and removing or adding fresh material.
Compaction shall continue until the density achieved is
at least 100 per cent of the maximum dry density for
the material determined in accordance with IS: 2720
(Part VII).
Care shall be taken to see that the compaction
of lime stabilized material is completed within four
hours of its mixing or such shorter period as may be
found necessary in dry weather.
5.9

Construction Joint
No joints except construction joints shall be
provided. At the end of the day's work, a straight
tapering transverse construction joint for full width of
the course shall be made by chamfering the edge of the
already laid mix at an angle of about 30. Before
resuming work at any construction joint left at the end
of previous work, the material at the joint shall be
scarified and moistened, blended with new mixture and
compacted to form a continuous section without a
joint.

5.6

Moisture Content for Compaction

The moisture content at compaction shall not
be less than the optimum moisture content
corresponding to IS: 2720 (Part VII) nor more than 2
per cent above it.

VI.
TEST RESULTS
Various tests have been performed on two
different types of soil samples with different
proportions of Fly-Ash and Lime. Test results are as
follows:

Alluvial Soil
Water Content11

Dry Density

9.54

1.44

11.81

1.56

14.58

1.69

18.34

1.76

21.875

1.68

5.7

5.8

Rolling
Immediately after spreading, grading and
leveling of the mixed material, compaction shall be
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Alluvial Soil + 5% lime + 30% Fly ash

Alluvial Soil (Blank)

Dry Density

Water Content

Dry Density

9.165

1.76

11.25

1.8

13.8

1.845

17.125

1.865

21.25

1.79

1.8
1.6

Alluvial Soil

1.4
5

15

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Water Content

Dry Density

Alluvial Soil + 5% lime + 30% Flyash

Alluvial Soil + 5% lime + 10% Fly ash
Water Content

Dry Density

12.69

1.6

14.58

1.7

18.04

1.79

22.5

1.73

2
1.8
1.6
Alluvial Soil

1.4
5

15

Water Content

Black Cotton Soil

Dry Density

Alluvial Soil + 5% Lime + 10% Fly ash

Water Content

Dry Density

20

1.615

25

1.645

30.95

1.66

36.5

1.59

1.9

Alluvial Soil

1.4
5

25

25
Water Content

Black cotton Soil (Blank)

Water Content

Dry Density

10

1.64

12.69

1.73

13.83

1.76

17.42

1.83

22.5

1.74

Dry Density

Alluvial Soil + 5% lime + 20% Flyash

1.8
1.7
1.6

Black Soil

1.5
5

15
25
35
Water Content

Black cotton Soil + 5% Lime + 10% Fly Ash

Dry Density

Alluvial Soil + 5% lime + 20% Flyash

1.9

Alluvial Soil

1.4
5

25
Water Content

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Dry Density

19

1.625

23.61

1.657

28.57

1.69

33.33

1.63

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Differential Swell Test

Black Soil + 5% Lime + 10% Fly Ash

Dry Density

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Percentage

Alluvial Soil

1.7

Black
Cotton Soil
33.33

1.6

10

3.48

22.8

20

5.18

18.3

30

8.33

12.5

Black Soil

1.5
5

25
Water Content

Black Soil + 5% Lime + 20% Fly Ash

Water Content

Dry Density

18.34

1.63

21.25

1.685

25

1.75

29.165

1.68

Differential Free
Swell %

Differential Swell Test

Dry Density

20

Black Soil

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Percentage

Shrinkage Limit

12.3

10

13.9

20

17.7

30

21.28

1.7
Black Soil
5

Alluvial Soil

Black Cotton Soil

Black Soil + 5% Lime + 20% Fly Ash

1.5

40
20
0

25

Shrinkage Test

Black Soil + 5% Lime + 30% Fly Ash

Water Content

Dry Density

15.475

1.68

18.335

1.76

21.25

1.8

25

1.75

Shrinkage Limit Ws (%)

Water Content
25
20
15
10
5
0

Black Soil
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Alluvial Soil

Dry Density

Black Soil + 5% Lime + 30% Fly Ash

1.7
Black Soil

1.5
5

25

Percentag
e
0

Shrinkage Limit

10

19.7

20

21.4

30

22.1

17

Water Content

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Alluvial Soil

30

Percentage

Plastic Limit

24.01

10

25.5

20

26.83

30

27.47

20
10
Alluvial Soil
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Plastic Limit14
Black Cotton Soil

Percentage

Liquid Limit

57.7

10

51.2

20

45.5

30

40.8

Plastic Limit

Shrinkage Limit Ws (%)

Shrinkage Test

30
20
10

Alluvial
Soil

0
0

20

Alluvial Soil

80
60
40
20
0

Percentage

Plasticity Index

5.19

10

13.9

20

9.77

30

5.83

Black Soil
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Liquid Limit13
Liquid Limit Wl (%)

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Soil Lime Flyash Content

Percentage
0

29.2

10

39.04

20

36.6

30

33.3

Plasticity Index
Plasticity Index Ip (%)

Alluvial Soil
Liquid Limit

15
10
5

Alluvial
Soil

0
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Liquid Limit Wl (%)

Liquid Limit
Black Cotton Soil

50
40
30
20
10
0

Alluvial Soil
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

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Percentage

Plastic Limit

45.21

10

41.83

20

37.14

30

32.81

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C.B.R for Alluvial Soil + 5% Lime + 30%

Flyash

60
40
20
0

350
Black Soil
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Load (Kg)

Plastic Limit Wp (%)

Plastic Limit

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250
150

Unsoaked

50
-50

Soaked
0.0

Black Soil
Plasticity Index

Percentage
0

12.49

10

9.37

20

8.36

30

7.99

5.0

10.0

15.0

Penetration (mm)

C.B.R for Alluvial Soil

Plasticity Index Ip (%)

Plasticity Index
30
25
20
15
10
5
0

Black Soil
0

20

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Penetration

Load (Unsoaked)

Load (Soaked)

0.0

0.5

25

20

1.0

50

38

1.5

72

55

2.0

90

70

2.5

106

84

3.0

118

94

3.5

128

102

4.0

136

108

5.0

150

116

7.5

175

135

10.0

195

150

12.5

205

160

C.B.R for Alluvial Soil + 5% Lime + 30% Fly ash

Load (Unsoaked)

Load (Soaked)

0.0

0.5

37

30

1.0

75

60

1.5

110

87

2.0

135

110

2.5

160

132

3.0

180

150

3.5

195

165

4.0

205

177

5.0

222

194

7.5

250

227

10.0

270

245

12.5

285

255

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C.B.R for Alluvial Soil

Load (Kg)

Penetration

300
200

Unsoaked

100

Soaked
0.0

5.0

10.0 15.0

Penetration (mm)

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Load (Soaked)

0.0

0.5

30

20

1.0

52

40

1.5

75

60

2.0
2.5
3.0

96
114
128

78
94
106

3.5

138

116

4.0

146

124

5.0

158

136

7.5

182

158

10.0

200

174

12.5

214

188

C.B.R for Alluvial Soil + 5% Lime + 10%

Flyash

Load (Kg)

350

Load (Kg)

Load (Unsoaked)

C.B.R for Alluvial Soil + 5% Lime + 20%

Flyash
350
150
-50

CBR Value for 2.5mm Penetration

15
10

CBR
(Unsoaked)

5
0

Soaked
0.0

10.0

20.0

20

CBR
(Soaked)

40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

Unsoaked

50

Soaked

10.0 15.0

CBR Value for 2.5mm Penetration

Percentage
CBR (Unsoaked)
CBR
(Soaked)
0
7.73
6.13
10
8.32
6.86
20
9.78
7.73
30
11.67
9.63

150

5.0

Penetration (mm)

250

-50

Unsoaked
0.0

CBR Value

Penetration

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CBR Value for 5mm Penetration

Percentage

CBR (Unsoaked)

CBR (Soaked)

7.29

5.64

Penetration (mm)

10

7.68

6.61

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20

9.6

7.59

Penetration

30

10.8

9.44

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Load (Soaked)
0
25
48
68
88
106
122
134
144
156
174
186
194

CBR Value for 5mm Penetration

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CBR Value

0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5

Load
(Unsoaked)
0
36
64
90
114
134
152
168
182
198
212
222
232

9
4
-1
0

10

20

30

Soil Lime Flyash Content

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Flyash

Load (Unsoaked)

Load (Soaked)

0.0

350

0.5

15

10

1.0

30

22

1.5

45

34

2.0

62

46

250
150
50
-50

2.5

76

56

3.0

86

62

3.5

94

68

4.0

100

72

5.0

108

80

Penetration

Load (Unsoaked)

Load (Soaked)

7.5

118

90

0.0

10.0

124

96

0.5

24

15

12.5

128

102

1.0

42

28

1.5

60

42

2.0

78

55

2.5

94

66

3.0

106

75

3.5

116

82

Unsoaked

4.0

123

88

Soaked

5.0

132

96

7.5

144

106

10.0

152

115

12.5

158

120

Load (Kg)

Penetration

Load (Kg)

250

-50

0.0

10.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

C.B.R for Black Soil + 5% Lime + 20% Fly ash

350

50

Soaked
0.0

Penetration (mm)

C.B.R for Black Soil

150

Unsoaked

20.0

Penetration (mm)

C.B.R for Black Soil + 5% Lime + 10% Fly ash

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Load (Unsoaked)
0
20
36
52
68
81
92
100
108
116
126
132
140

Load
(Soaked)
0
12
24
36
48
60
70
76
80
84
90
96
102

C.B.R for Black Soil + 5% Lime +

20% Flyash
350
Load (Kg)

Penetratio
n
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5

250

150

Unsoaked

50

Soaked

-50 0.0

5.0

10.0 15.0

Penetration (mm)

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CBR Value for 5mm Penetration

C.B.R for Black Soil + 5% Lime + 30% Flyash

Load (Unsoaked)
0
25
48
72
95
120
134
142
148
156
172
184
192

Load (Soaked)
0
16
32
48
64
80
92
100
106
112
120
128
134

C.B.R for Black Soil + 5% Lime + 30%

Flyash

Load (Kg)

350

CBR (Unsoaked)

CBR (Soaked)

5.25

3.89

10

5.64

4.08

20

6.42

4.67

30

7.59

5.45

CBR Value for 5mm Penetration

10
8
6
4

CBR
(Unsoaked)

CBR (Soaked)

0
0

250

40

Unsoaked
Soaked

50
5.0

10.0 15.0

Penetration (mm)

CBR Value for 2.5mm Penetration

Percentage

CBR (Unsoaked)

CBR (Soaked)

5.54

4.08

10

5.91

4.37

20

6.86

4.81

30

8.759

5.83

CBR Value for 2.5mm Penetration

10
5

CBR
(Unsoaked)

CBR (Soaked)
0

20

Soil Lime Flyash Content

150

-50 0.0

CBR Value

Percentage

CBR Value

Penetration
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5

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40

Soil Lime Flyash Content

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VII.

RESULTS OF SOILS USED

The soil samples have been investigated at

Geotechnical Laboratory in our college for various
Engineering properties. The results of the various
routine tests and strength characteristics of soils found
during investigations have already been mentioned
above.
The liquid limit, plastic limit & plasticity Index
varies for Alluvial soil ranges from 29.20 to 39.04,
24.01 to 27.47 and 5.19 to 13.90 respectively.
The liquid limit, plastic limit & plasticity Index
varies for Black Soil ranges from 40.80 to 57.70,
32.81 to 45.21 and 7.99 to 12.49 respectively.
The optimum moisture content of the Alluvial soil
varies between 17.125% to 18.04% while
maximum dry density varies between 1.76 gm/ cc
to 1.865 gm/ cc.
The optimum moisture content of the Black soil
varies from 21.25% to 30.95% while maximum
dry density varies from 1.66 gm/ cc to 1.8 gm/ cc.
The CBR values for Alluvial Soil ranges between
7.73% to 11.67% for 2.5 mm penetration and
7.29% to 7.68% for 5 mm penetration in unsoaked
condition.
CBR values for Alluvial Soil in soaked condition
for 96 hours ranges from 6.13% to 9.63% for 2.5
mm penetration and 5.64% to 9.44% for 5 mm
penetration.
The CBR values for Black Soil ranges between
5.54% to 8.759% for 2.5 mm penetration and
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5.25% to 7.59% for 5 mm penetration in unsoaked condition.
CBR values for Black Soil in soaked condition for
96 hours ranges from 4.08% to 5.83% for 2.5 mm
penetration and 3.89% to 5.45% for 5 mm
penetration.

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VIII.
CONCLUSIONS
With the use of Fly Ash and Lime in Alluvial
soil & Black Cotton Soil, there is a great change in
Index properties. It further leads towards stabilization
of soil. With the help of this stabilization of soil,
pavements can be designed economically such that
sub-base thickness can be reduced with varying
percentage of Fly Ash and Lime.

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IX.
1.

2.
3.

4.

SUGGESTIONS /
RECOMMENDATIONS

Based on the above conclusions it can be

suggested that the natural soil of Pune should be
stabilized with Fly ash & Lime on the commercial
basis.
The lime & fly ash together act as a better
stabilizing material.
Since the more percentage reduction in pavement
thickness has been achieved, by mixing Fly ash &
Lime but use of it in highways and rural roads will
certainly yield in terms of economy because a
large amount of fly ash can be shifted from
thermal power plants and a great problem of its
disposal as well as environmental pollution would
be solved.
The sites used for dumping fly ash can be used for
better purposes.

X.
1.
2.

SCOPE OF FUTURE
INVESTIGATION

Effects of Fly ash to contamination of

underground water.
Natural soil has been stabilized with fly ash and
lime. Percentage of mixing these stabilizing
materials should be extended to get the optimum
minimum thickness of pavement for economical
design of pavement.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Authors of this paper have deep sense of
gratitude towards Shri U.K. Guru Vittal (Scientist)
CRRI New Delhi; Dr. K.N. Prasad (Associate
Professor) B.C.E Bhagalpur and Prof. V.S. Sohoni
(HOD Civil Engineering Department, Bharati
Vidyapeeth, Pune) for their consistent support in this
project. We are extremely thankful to Mr. Umesh
Vibhute (Amogh Associates-Pune) for sponsoring this
project.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kunal Anand completed his B-Tech. in
Civil Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth
College of Engineering, Pune. He has a
work experience of 2 Years at Neilsoft Ltd.
Pune in structural designing. He is currently pursuing
PGP in Advanced Construction Management at
National Institute of Construction Management And
Research (NICMAR), Pune.
Email- kunalanand2011@gmail.com
Awanish Kumar Shukla completed his B.E.
in Civil Engineering from K.I.T.S. Ramtek,
Nagpur. He has published a research paper
on Application of CNC waste with
Recycled aggregate in Concrete Mix in IJERA (Vol.
3, Issue 4, Jul-Aug 2013). He is currently pursuing
PGP in Advanced Construction Management at
National Institute of Construction Management And
Research (NICMAR), Pune.
Email- awanish.shukla21@gmail.com
Sidharth Sharma completed his B-Tech. in
Civil Engineering from Bharati Vidyapeeth
College of Engineering, Pune. He is currently
pursuing PGP in Advanced Construction
Management at National Institute of Construction
Management And Research (NICMAR), Pune.
Email- sidharth273@gmail.com
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